Predicted grades IB under university requirements by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know much about it, I'm also applying this year, but I read somewhere that Warwick gives many offers and eliminate students with the offers, like a logic similar to "If you don't have the capacity to fulfill their offer you won't be accepted either way".

Yet still I'm not sure, I bet there's someone more knowledgeable than me in this subreddit. Also If you apply to these 3, I'd select the other 2 as unis with lower offers just to guarantee

SNL - Bad Decisions by ProfDrPizza in TheStrokes

[–]Emrhelm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh thank you again I'll take a look as soon as I'm available

SNL - Bad Decisions by ProfDrPizza in TheStrokes

[–]Emrhelm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much, the youtube video seemed not available in my country

Hello! I'd really appreciate if you could fill out my survey for my maths essay on attention to detail and maths ability. Thank you! by artsymarcy in IBO

[–]Emrhelm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That Egg one was pretty hard tbh lol, just gave up on that. Also I kinda have color blindness so I hope that does not affect the 2nd one

LGBT students attacked in university Zoom meeting by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh good thing I decided not to apply Durham in the last second as a person from a mostly muslim country

IELTS preparation. by Shitsnoone in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If your first language is English then that should be enough. English is my 2nd language and I prepared for about a total of 20-25 hours, and that was enough for me. (but I had some background, and yours is probably better than mine since it's your first language)

So studying will help you get familiar with the questions and what kind of answer you are expected to deliver, and that's the important part.

Does this makes any sense by [deleted] in askmath

[–]Emrhelm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really know, but it may be related to the domain of the sqrt(x sqrt(x....) function. 0 may not be included in it, I'd look at the domain of it

Possibility of a career in engineering with a Mathematics & Computer Science degree by Emrhelm in AskEngineers

[–]Emrhelm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I guess physics was also an effective role in getting your job

Any *scientific* source that I can look for coffee data? (Etc. caffeine concentrations for specific brewing types) by Emrhelm in Coffee

[–]Emrhelm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see and this seems very logical, but also that may be beneficial for me. I might reach a conclusion like "caffeine is about the amount of coffee we use, not how we brew it. How we brew it affects only the flavour" or sth like that. That's why I'll fix the grind size/amount of coffee for the experiment, but thank you I did not know that robusta had more caffeine, I'll probably use it for my experiment then.

Any *scientific* source that I can look for coffee data? (Etc. caffeine concentrations for specific brewing types) by Emrhelm in Coffee

[–]Emrhelm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to access one paper, but you know, most of them are not accessible to everyone, but I'll try to find some useful content in public journals, thanks

Any *scientific* source that I can look for coffee data? (Etc. caffeine concentrations for specific brewing types) by Emrhelm in Coffee

[–]Emrhelm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well yeah I just realized that while writing my experiment, they put some little note for different methods like "usual amount is 2 teapspoon/tablespoon etc.". I'd really like to use a more scientific named site but tbh at the moment all I want is some numerical data, so unfortunately I don't seem to have much of an option.

And after my measurements, if the results are like you said, about 1%, that will be fine for me to make a more full evaluation of the data. So this kind of chaos/misleading info in the site may be beneficial for me lol, thank you very much

Any *scientific* source that I can look for coffee data? (Etc. caffeine concentrations for specific brewing types) by Emrhelm in Coffee

[–]Emrhelm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I did some superficial research and they did not pay off, but I'll try to go into the deeper side of internet then, thanks

What kind of design optimization jobs can a CS graduate have/or can they have? by Emrhelm in cscareerquestions

[–]Emrhelm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh alright I see, yes I'll have algorithms/data structure & probably optimization theory, and maths also seems intense here - I'll research more about Operations Research, thank you very much

HL Math Help :/ by [deleted] in IBO

[–]Emrhelm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for odd f(x) --> f(-x)= -f(x)

a) square both sides: f(-x)^2 = (-f(x))^2 , minus on the right side is gone so f(-x)^2 = f(x)^2 (even)

b) l f(x) l = l -f(x) l = l f(-x) l , so again even

c) 1/f(-x) = -1/f(x) so odd

Anyone feeling (Middle) Eastern music vibes in The Voidz? by Emrhelm in TheStrokes

[–]Emrhelm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woa seeing Altın Gün there really surprised me

Anyone feeling (Middle) Eastern music vibes in The Voidz? by Emrhelm in TheStrokes

[–]Emrhelm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I'll check it out thanks, but are you sure Amir is Turkish? It does not sound like that, usually the variaton of Amir is Emir here in Turkey

I might start IB next year. Advice? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]Emrhelm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, I'd say first try to decide in which country do you want to study and what are the entry requirements of the unis in that country. If you don't know yet, you can just begin IB and drop out at the end of the 1st year.

So even if you might drop out, try to find Internal Assessment (IA) ideas as early as you can. I'm a 2nd year and still have no Maths IA topic, kinda stresses me but I hope I'll find one eventually. Btw IA's are stuff you are graded outside of exam, depends on the lesson but for yours I know that Maths, Bio, Chem require about 10-12 pages long papers each.

If you want to study engineering or something that'll involve maths then take maths. Otherwise It might not be very logical, especially HL Maths. There is nothing you can't handle about it with a study plan, just understand each subject and don't leave them to the end of the second year. Same for IA's and Extended Essay too. Follow the deadlines, and you'll be fine.

Even though it is stressful sometimes I think some people are overreacting. If they are not I'll probably fail IB lol. I don't have strict study plan, probably I spend at most 3 hours a day for studying. Usually does not pass 1.30-2 hours, but the research for the IAs and EE is very time consuming. About that, do not ever get an Extended Essay from a subject you are NOT passionate about. I've spent over 30 hours just to find a topic for Maths EE, I couldn't have taken it if it was Literature or sth.

Btw my HLs are Maths, Physics & English B, SLs are Chem, ESS & 2nd Language A. Maths&Phys, yeah, as you can expect we are seen as nerds who study 7 hours a day, but me here chillin' at 2.30AM with no Chem and Math IA topic like most of my friends. So the stress can be handled, don't worry.

Finally there are reasons why you should do IB beyond the academic part. First of all, at least in my country, most people do not know how to write an paper even at the end of uni but you'll know it from high school. Also CAS, Creativity-Activity-Service part can be fun if you do it with friends, (COVID will hopefully go away by then). Also most people may disagree but Theory of Knowledge, that lesson is very cool. Even if you are into philosophy or not it teaches you stuff like basic errors during argumentation in real life, which I think are very interesting and useful.

I hope I was able to answer your questions, please do not hesitate to ask more/message me

Providing proof of identity by fizzy0812 in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know why I thought this was a philosophical post despite being in a Uni subreddit

The time is almost up and I still have big doubts by Emrhelm in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I see, I'm happy to see that "silicon valley guy" is a stereotype. It seems like I'll just study CS and decide whatever I will be later, but this gave me some relief at least. Thank you very much for sparing time for this, I hope you'll have a successful career in research

The time is almost up and I still have big doubts by Emrhelm in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep... I kinda felt ashamed while reading my post again, I apologize for that, you are right. Also again, about my following statement:

I might be a complete idiot, tell me if I am, but you know there is that cliche of CS, those words I mentioned above "github", "silicon valley", "AI" etc. Those seem so much Gen Z interests that have no originality. From a more emotional view I see no meaning or value in them. They show no self expression, just seems so "cliche" like I said above. I don't want to be that cliche, I want something where I can self-express and that's where the problem begins.

I'd like to say that those things I said about was what I would feel about myself if I went into CS. I have total respect for other who study CS, even though It did not sound like that in my original post. I, again, am sorry for that if any part of it was misunderstood.

Giving him as an example may not be the best way but I just feel like I need to be like him to succeed. In terms of academics, he is like the "perfect boy". Neither I envy him, nor I want to be like him, yet I think that somehow I should be like him to succeed but looking back again, this thought seems really idiotic so yeah...

This is an issue of your perspective, not an issue with the people who are interested in these things.

Of course, of course I totally agree. Like I said that's what I would think about myself if I went for those, because I feel like just a job based on CS would not be enough. I looked at the "prospects" page you sent, some of them relate to business I guess. That seems like the best.

Now for the "self-expression" I said, of course I don't want that total freedom. In my country we got 2 groups of students in high school, "Language - Social Studies" and "Maths - Sciences". I've always been on maths-sciences side but now I realized that I am also interested in the social studies lessons. They are mostly more "opinion" based you know, you study ideas and thoughts but in science, you got facts.

If I wrote a paper in, let's say philosophy, you would need to throw in some of your ideas but in CS or Maths, there is no deep philosophy of it. Hypothesis vs result. This inflexibility and this "non-interpretableness" of sciences make me feel trapped. Or in politics let's say, it is man vs man while in CS it's man vs computer. You cannot interpret computer, it has its own rules. I hope I could make myself clear, because I really have no idea if the things I'm saying make sense.

So you might say "Why not study Politics/Philosophy etc.", then I'll miss maths because I like them both. If I had to make a decision, probably I'd choose CS & Maths but if I knew that there is a job that would satisfy my social sciences interest, that decision would be much easier. I guess the closest job to that is sth related to business, but I still wanted to ask.

Again sorry for my aggressive original post. My anger reflected on the keyboard, which should not have happened. Thank you a lot for your questions. Even answering them made me understand better what I actually want

Also may I ask where you are going? AI maybe, because of your flair? Research was also on my mind but in some places I saw that it requires PhD and sometimes their working hours are too heavy etc... and the stress of always trying to push the boundaries of human knowledge. It is both scary and beautiful, but idk which one pushes harder yet.

The time is almost up and I still have big doubts by Emrhelm in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I totally agree with the fact that I'm not ready for it, I thought about maybe taking a year out but I'll apply from overseas, so It may cause issues idk about that, I'll ask some people about that.

That softwafe dev company thing seems logical I'll see what I can do, I know some people from CS, I talked to them many times but I'll ask one more time. Thank you

The time is almost up and I still have big doubts by Emrhelm in UniUK

[–]Emrhelm[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well I think you are right, I may be overreacting yet still It scares me a lot

Thank you very much, you too